Sept. 8 1:15 p.m.

As of Wednesday, Sept. 7th, the last day of enrollment at Vanderbilt for area students displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the Division of Unclassified Studies registered 83 undergraduates and 15 graduate and professional students as Visiting Students. The entire university community welcomes these students with open arms, and Vanderbilt is committed to supporting them over the coming months until they return to their home institutions.

Information for International Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina (.pdf)

Sept. 6, 12:15 p.m.

The University of Michigan has established a listserv has been established to help students displaced by Hurricane Katrina stay in touch with one another. To join the listserv, go to https://listserver.itd.umich.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=katrina-students and use the Web form, or send a message to "katrina-students-request@umich.edu" with the word "subscribe" in its Subject line.

Sept. 2, 3:45 p.m.

As Vanderbilt works to continue to meet the needs of Visiting Student applicants, the Office of the University Registrar and the Division of Unclassified Studies will be open on Saturday, September 3rd, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. These offices also will be open on Monday, September 5th, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Staff from the College of Arts and Science will be available on Saturday, Sept. 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist Visiting Students with the course selection process. Telephone (615) 343-3141 or (615) 343-3151 for assistance.

Updated Sept. 2, 3:40 p.m.

In response to the news of approximately 75,000 college students whose educations have been disrupted by Hurricane Katrina, Vanderbilt University joins with others in the higher education community in offering limited academic opportunities to those students affected by the Gulf Coast disaster who are residents of Middle Tennessee or who have immediate family in the area.

Vanderbilt's professional schools have developed admissions polices on an individual basis:
-- The Divinity School is accepting continuing students, who will be classified as Visiting Students. The deadline for application is the end of the week of Sept. 5.

-- The Graduate School of Vanderbilt University, upon the recommendation of a Director of Graduate Studies and the appropriate school or college Dean's office, will approve limited-term admission, for the Fall 2005 semester only, of a graduate student displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Such students will be admitted as Special Non-degree students and may audit or enroll in current course offerings. Enrollment in a given course will require the approval, on a space-available basis, of the professor teaching that course. The cost of enrollment will be $500 per course, plus any relevant fees. Exceptions to this policy, including admission for subsequent semesters, will be considered on a case by case basis.

-- The Vanderbilt Law School will accept up to 25 students from the law schools at Tulane and Loyola universities, both located in New Orleans. "In accordance with the wishes of the deans from those schools, we will accept only third-year students from Tulane and second- and third-year students from Loyola," said, Don Welch, associate dean of the Vanderbilt Law School.

-- Upon the recommendation of a Department Chair, the Dean of Peabody will approve limited-term admission, for the Fall 2005 semester only, of postbaccalaureate students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Such students will be admitted as Visiting Students and may enroll, for credit or as an auditor, in current course offerings. Enrollment in a given course will require the approval, on a space-available basis, of the professor teaching that course. The cost of enrollment will be $500 per course, plus any relevant fees. Exceptions to this policy, including admission for subsequent semesters, will be considered on a case by case basis.

-- Interested second-year MBA students can choose from about a dozen elective courses in a variety of concentration areas at the university's Owen Graduate School of Management. The Owen School operates on a module system with the next module beginning Oct. 17. Students interested in enrolling are encouraged to contact the Owen School by Sept. 15.

-- Students interested in a specific professional program should contact that school's admissions office directly.

Area undergraduates interested in coursework at Vanderbilt should apply as a Visiting Student - under the category of Transient Student - through the Division of Unclassified Studies (DUS). No application fee is required due to these special circumstances, and applicants will be notified of their admission status to DUS within 24 hours. Applicants should be prepared to participate in a rigorous educational environment and must be residents of Middle Tennessee or have immediate family in the area. Vanderbilt can best serve interested Visiting Students if they submit their application in person so that a member of the Registrar's office can discuss individual curriculum needs and course availability.

Because the fall semester began at Vanderbilt on August 24th, September 7th is the final day on which students can begin attending classes at the university as a Visiting Student.

All students enrolled at Vanderbilt - including Visiting Students - are required to adhere to the Vanderbilt Honor Code, an integral part of our academic community.

-- Visiting Student application instructions

-- Visiting Student application (.pdf)

-- For additional information about Visiting Students, see the Frequently Asked Questions. Students. If additional information is needed, please contact Sandra Frantz in the Division of Unclassified Studies at (615) 322-7714 or sandie.frantz@vanderbilt.edu.

If information about the course offerings of a specific undergraduate school is needed, please contact the appropriate associate dean:

Francille Bergquist (francille.bergquist@vanderbilt.edu) -- College of Arts and Science

Cynthia Cyrus (Cynthia.cyrus@vanderbilt.edu) -- Blair School of Music

Art Overholser (knowles.a.overholser@Vanderbilt.Edu) -- School of Engineering

James Hogge (james.h.hogge@vanderbilt.edu) -- Peabody College

Information on applying to attend 2005 fall semester as a Visiting Student

Visiting students will be admitted by the Division of Unclassified Studies (DUS), which provides an opportunity for non-degree seeking students to enroll in Vanderbilt courses.

To apply to attend the 2005 fall semester as a Visiting Student:

1. Fill out the Visiting Student application. We strongly recommend that this application be submitted in person. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday, September 7th.

2. Applicants should be prepared to participate in a rigorous educational environment and must be residents of Middle Tennessee or have immediate family in the area.

3. Fall 2005 Visiting Students must have matriculated to one of the accredited institutions of Higher Education closed due to damage from Hurricane Katrina. Proof of matriculation may be provided in a variety of ways to be determined on an individual basis according to the applicants’ ability to access documentation.

4. Transcripts and letters of good standing from the home institution, generally required for admission as a Visiting Student, will be waived at this time. Students should supply personal copies of these records if available.

5. Visiting Students should register in the Office of the University Registrar as quickly as possible upon admission. The deadline for visiting student to register for 2005 fall courses is Wednesday, September 7th.

For questions concerning admission and registration, please contact:
Sandra Frantz, Division of Unclassified Studies
Office of the University Registrar
Peabody # 505
134 Magnolia Circle
Nashville, TN 37203-5701
Phone: (615) 322-7714
Fax: (615) 343-7709
E-mail: sandie.frantz@vanderbilt.edu